# after-
## English
### Etymology

From after (adverb and preposition), and also continuing Middle English after-, efter-, æfter-, from Old English æfter- (“after, behind, against”). Cognate with Scots efter-, West Frisian efter-, Dutch achter-, German after-, Swedish efter-. More at after.

### Prefix

after-
* (rare or no longer productive) With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect, denoting hindrance, setback, inferiority, etc.
    ‎after- + ‎deal → ‎afterdeal
    ‎after- + ‎tale → ‎aftertale
* With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position.
    Synonym: post-
    Antonyms: pre-, ante-, fore-
    ‎after- + ‎deck → ‎afterdeck
    ‎after- + ‎limb → ‎after-limb
    ‎after- + ‎ship → ‎after-ship
* With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting something which follows the second element of the compound, and is less intense or significant.
    ‎after- + ‎glow → ‎afterglow
    ‎after- + ‎shock → ‎aftershock
    ‎after- + ‎thought → ‎afterthought
* With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting follows and is a result of the second element of the compound.
    ‎after- + ‎birth → ‎afterbirth
    ‎after- + ‎life → ‎afterlife
    ‎after- + ‎noon → ‎afternoon

#### Derived terms
### Anagrams

* aftre, frate, freat, freta, rafte, trafe

## German
### Alternative forms

* affter- (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

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### Prefix

after-
* (no longer productive) after-, sub-, second (expressing that something comes after another thing)
    Aftermieter ― subtenant
* (no longer productive) pseudo-, spurious (expressing that something is false or fake)
    Afterklaue ― pseudo-claw
    Afterbildung ― malformation
    Afterlehre ― false doctrine

#### Derived terms

* Aferkorn
* Afteranwalt
* Afterarzt
* Afterärztin
* Afterbelehnung
* Afterbildung
* Afterblatt
* Afterblitz
* Afterbräutigam
* Afterbrunft
* Afterbrunst
* Afterbrut
* Afterbürge
* Afterbürgschaft
* Afterdarm
* Afterdienst
* Afterding
* Afterdrüse
* Afterehre
* Afterei
* Afterentzündung
* Aftererbe
* Aftererbschaft
* Afterfaden
* Afterflosse
* Afterflossenstrahl
* Afterflügel
* Afterforscher
* Afterfratt
* Afterfrühlingsfliege
* Afterfuss
* Afterfuß
* Afterfusspaar
* Afterfußpaar
* Aftergeburt
* Aftergegend
* Aftergelehrsamkeit
* Aftergelehrter
* Aftergeräusch
* Aftergewächs
* Afterglaube
* Afterglück
* Aftergröße
* Afterheu
* Afterholz
* Afterhorn
* Afterjahn
* Afterjucken
* Afterkamehl
* Afterkegel
* Afterkind
* Afterklaue
* Afterkohle
* Afterkönig
* Afterkralle
* Afterkrebs
* Afterkristall
* Afterkrystall
* Afterkugel
* Afterkunst
* Afterkünstler
* Afterleder
* Afterlehen
* Afterlehn
* Afterlogik
* Aftermahometaner
* Aftermehl
* Aftermiete
* Aftermieter
* Aftermontag
* Aftermuse
* Afternatur
* Afterpacht
* Afterpächter
* Afterpächterin
* Afterpapst
* Afterpfand
* Afterphilosoph
* Afterphilosophie
* Afterphysik
* Afterphysiker
* Afterplastik
* Afterpolitik
* Afterpolitiker
* Afterprolaps
* Afterraupe
* Afterrecht
* Afterrede
* afterreden
* Afterredung
* Afterreligion
* Afterrüsselkäfer
* Afterrüssler
* Aftersabbat
* Afterschaft
* Afterschild
* Afterschlag
* Afterschrunde
* Afterschule
* Afterskorpion
* Aftersonntag
* Afterspiegel
* Afterspinne
* Aftersprache
* Afterstück
* Afterteil
* Aftertemperatur
* Aftervasall
* Afterverkehr
* Aftervermieter
* Aftervermietung
* Aftervorfall
* afterweise
* Afterweise
* Afterweisel
* Afterweiser
* Afterweisheit
* Afterwelt
* Afterwissenschaft
* Afterwissenschafter
* Afterwissenschaftler
* Afterwurm
* Afterzehe
* Afterzins
* Afterzitze
* Afterzwang

#### Related terms

* after